koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that is to say; so that means
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
lord; nobleman; daimyō; dignitary; master
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
cold reception; inhospitality
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to backfire; to have a harmful result
though one didn't intend (expect) to
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
married woman; another's wife
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by